Paula_T said:
sorry I meant to say IT IS NOT mandatory... I meant to say it's not mandatory for ECAS to read in process as soon as they receive your application or even once they start to process your application .because mine just said apication received and medicals received until approx 4 weeks ago at that time it changed from saying application received and medicals received and now reading we began to process your application on Feb 20/15.... That is proof there that ECAS doesn't necessarily have to read in process for your application to be in process because mine was processing for almost 6 months before it showed on ECAS ..... That's good news for anyone's who's PR application is just showing as application received this means your application is most likely being processed ... It's my understanding once they show you the date it began processing on ECAS then your husbands has already passed the medical and security check ..
I'm assuming now it is mandatory, considering that nearly all new applicants from May & June (not just Kingston) have their PR status to in "In process" a couple days after it's been transferred to their Local VO.
I just think this is CIC'S AOR2. Because Nursewife received a email, I however did not, just that my hubbys status changed to in process, which is technically acknowledgement.
Also there really is no right answer to what they do and how they do it, all we can do is speculate.